President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, His Holiness Garegin II, Catholicos of All Armenians and Government officials, accompanied by Director of Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Hayk Demoyan, visited the temporary exhibition in the Armenian Genocide Museum titled “Book as a Witness of the Genocide”, which was organized on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the Armenian printing and the proclamation of Yerevan as 2012 World Book Capital City by UNESCO.

The Director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Hayk Demoyan, Adviser to RA President Serzh Sargsyan Felix Pirumyan and architect Sashur Qalashyan presented the architectural project of the new building of the Armenian Genocide Museum and Institute which will be built from 2012 to 2015 and the schedule of the architectural works.

During 2012-2015 it is planed to double the display space of the Armenian Genocide Museum, to renovate the old building and Memorial of Tsitsernakaberd.